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“They ought to take them all to the woods and fence them in,” Barbie said, the corners of her ugly, pink-painted mouth turned down. “Come on, Quinn.”
Quinn dipped her head, cast one final, inscrutable look at Julius and Hudson, and then followed Barbie away.
They watched her go, both barely breathing. When she finally disappeared into the crowd, Julius turned to face Hudson again, looking deep into his mate’s eyes.
For a long moment, they were both speechless.
At last, Julius spoke up.
“It’s a bad time,” he said. “This can’t happen now.”
Hudson put his thick hand gently on the side of Julius’s face and ran one thumb along his partner’s cheek.
“I’m not sure we get to decide that,” he said, quietly. “But let’s take one thing at a time.”
Julius nodded. There was still chaos all around them, people shouting, children screaming. They were both still kneeling on the stone steps, where Hudson had been when Julius found him.
“Come on, Attorney Bloom,” said Hudson, a slight smile on his lips. “Don’t let them ruin your show.”
Julius gave Hudson another quick kiss and then stood, ready to face anything.
